Scientists paired Labrador retrievers with an AI model in a new screening test for breast, lung, colorectal or prostate cancer.

Each year, scientists break new ground in their quest to understand life and the mysteries of the cosmos. Here are eight milestones in 2024 that caught our attention. The first complete map of a ...

Friction between loops of yarn give knit fabrics the ability to take on a variety of shapes even when no force is applied.

The KM3NeT telescopes, currently under construction, will catch high-energy neutrinos that could reveal secrets of the cosmos.

COVID-era telehealth laws made health care more accessible for rural patients, but telehealth might not be as easy to access next year.

Experiments with human eyelashes and eyelash-mimicking fibers pinpoint several features that help fling water away from the eyes, researchers from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of ...

Teams are starting to analyze data from the total solar eclipse to learn more about the sun’s corona, gravity waves and changes in Earth’s ionosphere.

2024 was studded with record-setting scientific discoveries. From tracing the origins of glow-in-the-dark animals to developing the world’s fastest microscope, these superlative feats captured our ...

Science News drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a recap of the most-read and most-watched news stories of 2024.

Humankind accomplished new feats in space this year, including scooping up some of the moon’s farside and launching a probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Did microbes ever live on Mars? Did an "elevator" help build Egypt’s first pyramid? Some signs pointed to yes this year, but confirmation is still needed.